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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Doddsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doddsville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Doddsville:
    • 36.342275, -87.229173
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Doddsville
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Cheatham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cheatham County
    • Since Doddsville is near Dickson County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Doddsville

Communities Also Named Doddsville ...

We found two communities that are also named Doddsville.

Within Tennessee, the name Doddsville is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • McDonough County
      • This Doddsville is located in McDonough County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Doddsville that is located in Cheatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDonough County community of Doddsville.
    • Mississippi
      • Sunflower County
      • This Doddsville is located in Sunflower County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Doddsville that is located in Cheatham County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sunflower County community of Doddsville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doddsville ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Betsystown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Betsystown is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsystown
  • Cheap Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
  • Fox Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fox Bluff is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bluff
  • Grantville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Grantville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
  • Henrietta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
  • Hickory Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Point is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point
  • Liverworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
  • Neptune
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Neptune is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
  • Rock Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rock Springs is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs

How Far From Doddsville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Doddsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Doddsville and extending to:

  • Ashland City, which is the Seat of Cheatham County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Doddsville to Ashland City, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 584 miles [939.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,030 miles [8,095 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Doddsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<3>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Doddsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Doddsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3423, Longitude: -87.2292       In this case, the coordinates for Doddsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.082 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.147 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.84 degrees.